ALWAYS IS ALWAYS FOREVER
Nancy Chan, Matt Momchilov & Jesse Schlesinger
September 11th - October 17th 2009

Recent Work

Nancy Chan's newest series, informally named "Giants," depicts pairs of individuals, one sitting atop the other's shoulders.  These drawings, each measuring 6 feet high, bounce between being awkward, playful, endearing and daunting.  Chan works primarily with sumi ink on watercolor paper.  Her focus is on the individual, the space they occupy, and sentiment.  She is interested in how people carry themselves, how they move when alone or in the company of others.  Subtle nuances are discovered and celebrated in these observations of friends, their lovers, and the self.

Chan received a painting/drawing BFA with high distinction from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 2006.  Outside of the San Francisco Bay Area, her work has been shown in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Osaka, Japan. She continues to live and work in Oakland, CA where she was born and raised.

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Education

2006

BFA with high distinction - painting/drawing,

          California College of Arts and Crafts (aka California College of the Arts [CCA]),

          Oakland/San Francisco, CA

Exhibitions (* = solo)

2009 Present Tense Biennial: Chinese Character, Chinese Culture Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2009 Spaces (w/ Brett Amory), Hyde St. Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008 Portrait, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008 FasTrak, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA

2008 The Magical Rainbow Pony Show, L'Keg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2008 30 Under 30 [Artspan juried exhibition], Varnish Fine Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008 Juried Annual 2008, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA (juror: Laura Hoptman)

2007 The Sketchbook Project: Fear, Art House, Atlanta, GA

2007 Something Sinister, Satellite Gallery, Oakland, CA

2007 In the Time It Takes (w/ Olivia Park), Receiver Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2007 WhatYouSee Galore!, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA

2007 Hot & Cold - issue 3 release and art exhibit, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2006 CCA Baccalaureate Exhibitions, Oakland & San Francisco, CA

2006 Second Try, Warehouse 1310, San Francisco, CA

2006 Osaka University of Arts - CCA Print Exchange, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA & Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan

2005 Well All Right, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005 * The Shape of Things to Come, West B Gallery, San Francisco, CA, BFA exhibition

2005 Independent Colleges and Universities Month art display (1 of 3 CCA student representatives), State Capitol Eureka Room, Sacramento, CA

2005 Circus Anomalous, Irwin Student Center Gallery, Oakland, CA

2005 CCA All-College Honors & Scholarship Awards Exhibition 2005, Oliver Art Center Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2005 Exquisite Corpse Show, North/South Galleries, Oakland, CA (artist organizer)

2005 Paper!Awesome!, Pigman Gallery, San Francisco, CA (juried exhibition)

2005 Championship Lovemaking: CCA Senior Painting/Drawing Show, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA

2005 CCA Best of Junior Review 2005, Oliver Art Center Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2005 First Try, Warehouse 1310, San Francisco, CA, Curatorial Projects

2005 Exquisite Corpse Show, North/South Galleries, Oakland, CA

Awards / Honors

2005 Robert Ralls Memorial Scholarship (CCA All-College Honors & Scholarships Competition)

2005 Best of Junior Review

Bibliography

2008 Theo Konrad Auer, "It's the Juried Annual 2008," NovoMetro, January 31, 2008.

2007 Chris Pew, "Nancy Chan interview," FecalFace.com, November 4, 2007.

2007 Colin Berry, "'In the Time It Takes: Nancy Chan and Olivia Park’ at Receiver Gallery," Artweek, November 2007.

2007 Swee(t)art - issue 8

2007 Hot & Cold - issue 3

2006 Osaka University of Arts - CCA Print Exchange catalogue

2005 John Casey, "Drawn of the Dead," SFist.com, September 23, 2005.